Chilled Iced Tea
Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/5
is
Excitement
drives
what
Phil
Excitement
is
what
drives
Phil
2
0
/25
it
excitement
the
and
and
He
ten
he
for
capturing
smuggling
as
exotic
for
much
been
money
as
the
has
animals
does
years
for
nearly
He
has
been
capturing
and
smuggling
exotic
animals
for
nearly
ten
years
and
he
does
it
as
much
for
the
excitement
as
for
the
money
3
0
/10
who
with
he
a
worked
very
was
Once
unpredictable
partner
Once
he
worked
with
a
partner
who
was
very
unpredictable
4
0
/18
quiet
border
out
they
didn't
stand
As
so
his
to
he
crossing
told
keep
partner
the
were
they
As
they
were
crossing
the
border
he
told
his
partner
to
keep
quiet
so
they
didn't
stand
out
5
0
/12
to
Phil
enough
off
guard
have
pay
did
the
not
money
border
Phil
did
not
have
enough
money
to
pay
off
the
border
guard
6
0
/14
with
Phil
began
angry
and
partner
His
agent
argue
to
got
the
too
customs
His
partner
began
to
argue
with
the
customs
agent
and
Phil
got
angry
too
7
0
/13
were
arrested
beginning
his
to
then
partner
guards
heat
the
and
up
Things
Things
were
beginning
to
heat
up
and
then
the
guards
arrested
his
partner
8
0
/10
just
fighting
so
violently
sat
Phil
down
His
started
partner
His
partner
started
fighting
violently
so
Phil
just
sat
down
9
0
/14
now
partner
chilling
out
and
up
in
jail
that
locked
his
guy
is
They
They
locked
up
his
partner
and
now
that
guy
is
chilling
out
in
jail
10
0
/18
chilled
Phil
in
sipping
bar
got
teas
iced
is
and
out
also
safely
chilling
now
he
a
through
Phil
got
through
safely
and
now
he
is
also
chilling
out
in
a
bar
sipping
chilled
iced
teas
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence